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As Iran absorbs the world’s attention, we cannot forget about Ukraine

Editorial: With military resources stretched and headlines focused elsewhere, Ukraine is entering a critical and precarious phase in its struggle against Russia   Independent , [Ukraine] Sunday 05 April 2026 12:26 EDT F rom the very first  US and Israeli strikes on Iran , it was apparent that any conflict lasting longer than a few days was also likely to cause some very significant collateral damage, not least to the cause of  Ukraine . And so it has proved.  With the attention of the   United States , the  Middle East   and Europe focused on this new war – both on the human costs and on the spiralling economic costs resulting from Iran’s effective   closure of the Strait of Hormuz   – the continued fighting in Ukraine has been, to a large extent, absent from the news . As   Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky,   pointed out in a sadly clear-eyed interview this weekend, “We have to recognise that we are not the priority for toda...
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"Our Coverage of the War in Ukraine": From The New York Times, April 9

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/arts/design/russia-permm-museum-nailya-allakhverdiyeva.html; see  also. From a Gadget to Amuse Pets to Killer Drones:   An entrepreneur behind drones that make the final strike themselves epitomizes the  transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry  into a defense powerhouse. A Russian Hand in Hungary’s Election?:   Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary has made hostility to Ukraine a centerpiece of his campaign.  Moscow seems determined to repay the favor . Speaking Out in Russia:   While hundreds of other journalists fled into exile after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitri Muratov stayed.  But he did not stay quiet .   Rural Health Care in Ukraine:   Elderly people in isolated villages  are going without medicine . One woman said she hadn’t seen a doctor in four years. How We Verify Our Reporting Our team of visual journalists analyzes satellite image...
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How do you think the Americans will react if negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and the United States regarding the future of Donbas stall?

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Elena Gold  ·  Follow Wrote a book about Russia-Ukraine war  Apr 2    President Zelenskyy  posted  today about progress in negotiations regarding security guarantees for Ukraine, linked to the end of hostilities in Ukraine. “Today [date?], we had a detailed discussion withara Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, joined by Lindsey Graham and Mark Rutte, on how to strengthen diplomacy, what steps are possible, and on security guarantees and the involvement of Europeans,” posted Zelenskyy. “It was a positive conversation,” summarized the president of Ukraine. “We agreed to strengthen security guarantees, and I have already instructed our team to promptly update the documents so that the security guarantees for Ukraine are strong, the prospects for post-war reconstruction are real, and everything is doable,” said Zelenskyy. Meeting of the Ukrainian and U.S. negotiation teams, with virtual participation of Zelenskyy and Rutte . “Everything must be kept current....
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Opinion: I’m an American living in Europe. It’s leaving the U.S. — fast.

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Europeans are hedging against coercion in security, trade, education and everyday life.  Today,  April 8, 2026 at 7:30 a.m. EDT;  The Washington Post   via @A_Sloat for @WashingtonPost From washingtonpost.com A poster outside European Commission headquarters in November. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)   By   Amanda Sloat, The Washington Post ; original article contains informative underlinings/links to cited articles hard to reproduce from the below text. Amanda Sloat image f rom Amanda Sloat is a professor at IE University in Madrid. She previously served as special assistant to the president and senior director for Europe in the National Security Council in the Biden admini stration.    As an American living in Europe, I am frequently asked if my compatriots understand the extent of the damage being done to all facets of transatlantic relations by the Trump administration’s bullying policies. My answer is, sadly, no. More and more European...
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